Show Us Your Weapon of War – Sara Tipton’s Muddy Girl Camo Rifle

No two persons are exactly alike. No two will agree on everything. When building your own AR, do it the way you want it done. Don’t pay attention to those calling the result “ugly.” I’m aware that my newest build is not on everyone’s beauty list, but I like it, and that’s all that matters. Story over. Except it’s not . . .

I’ve had positive feedback for the most part in the gun (parts list below.) But I find it humorous that when a friend called my new gun ugly. I laughed saying ” it’s not for everyone.” My liberal friend said “you’re not offended are you, Sara?” As if I was more worried about how my gun looks to others than the fact that they’re concerned that I actually have one.

Either way, it takes more than words to offend me. I wouldn’t do what I do – write, blog about guns, build guns, etc. – if I cared what others thought. I don’t need a safe space like these crybabies on college campuses that can’t handle a difference of opinion.

I’ve been called fat and dumb and ugly and many other things I can’t type here – simply because I’m a gun rights advocate. None of that changed my mind. I didn’t get offended or cry myself to sleep. Others’ opinions of my appearance or my beliefs are not my concern, especially if they are negative in nature.

Most gun owners are like myself: they believe that the greatest freedom we have is the freedom to pursue happiness as we see fit. As long as we don’t hurt others, we should be free to keep and bear arms in whatever form we choose, whether that’s a traditional hunting gun, a muddy girl camo rifle or a full-auto SBR. Unlike gun control advocates, we simply want to be left alone. That’s what we consider beautiful.

“I like my guns like I like my women. Stimulating and easy to control.”

Huh. What I get is, loves to be taken out on weekends, always demanding expensive accessories and food, loves to be oiled up and rubbed down, she can make a heck of a bang when you hold her just right and push on the right buttons, IYKWIMAIKYD.

But that’s my rifle, my wife on the other hand loves to shoot also, truth be told she has a Muddy Girl Savage bolt action in 30-06 that has a pretty good kick. She loves it and shoots pretty good for a beginner.

Exactly. If ‘skittles, experience the rainbow’ doubles the numbers of firearms owners, make more, sell more. I could really care less if someone has a blaze orange, pink, and lime green AR. If that is what you like, go for it.

Several friends have gotten their ‘others’ to go out regularly by going down that exact path.

So far I’ve been buying complete uppers but assembling my own lowers. That lets me play piecemeal with bits like stocks, triggers, safeties, etc. that I interact most with. At the same time it helps avoid messing with the parts that actually contain the “bang” … working up to that.

• Running into an alignment issue between the BBL nut and torque spec.

• Head spacing. Easier if you’ve got a bolt jig/press (Brownell’s has a really affordable one) to dis/assemble your bolt for headspace check (and gauges, of course). Some folks don’t go down this path, but I’ve had one (yes, only one of the many I’ve done) that actually had an issue with headspacing.

Once you start down this path, the combinations and options are excellent. And you too can join the ‘build addicted’ 😉

• Barrel Nut Wrench (maybe more than one type depending on the handguards you choose to use across multiple installs)
• Upper Vise Block
• Reaction Rod (or Brownell’s barrel extension tool, same thing, less $$$, though you can do without either and just use the upper vise block)
• Headspace gauges (Go, No-Go, Field)
• Roll Pin Punch (hopefully you have them if you do any work on lowers…) for the FA retainer pin
• Torque wrench that goes to at least 85’lb (hopefully you have one already)
• Vise (hopefully you have a good one already)
• Non-graphite grease (or anti-seize) for your BBL nut install (not a tool but…). AeroShell M33s is great. Unless you plan to just red loctite it down and never pull the BBL off.

Easy solution: have her shoot yours, when she loves it, have her shop for parts and accessories, and build your wife her own rifle. Worked great with mine. That and she’s a staunch 2A girl, and is paranoid about living in a “dangerous” city (Williamsport, PA) after living in a semi-resort town on the St Lawrence in northern NY her whole life.

I am a 50yo man who happens to like Hello Kitty. I’d love to have one of those pink and white Hello Kitty ARs that caused such a kerfuffle a few years ago… just not bad enough to actually drop the money on one.

I think there was only one actually and it was a custom job..I probably would too if I saw it if not just to make people go “wat?” at the range. If I’m wrong please correct me. If only to see the faces on the guys at my LGS when I transfer it in.

I considered uploading a pic of my custom purple AR next to my Tavor and Tactilite 50bmg, but figured that it would bring the “real guns have wood” no-humor-allowed tribe out of the err.. woodwork.

YES! You totally get it. Seeing the faces at the range when you have something… odd, is priceless. As for not posting your guns for fear of haters, screw ’em. Go back a couple days and read all the hate (and even some love) for my bullpup Mosin Nagant!

Personally, I find most ARs kinda boring. That hasn’t stopped me from having one in my collection.
“I’ve been called fat and dumb and ugly and many other things I can’t type here – simply because I’m a gun rights advocate.”
From what I’ve seen and read, none of those traits apply to you, Sara.[email protected]*k ’em.

Muddy girl’s not my thing, but that’s just because I’m old enough to remember 1992 when just about everything came in muddy girl, although they didn’t call it camo back then. Met a guy on the beach at Daytona once that had his muddy girl Kawasaki ZX7 Ninja tattooed on his chest. I seem to remember liking the bike at the time, but it’s probably best to avoid tattooing things that you merely like on your chest. Then again, live for the moment, you only get so many of them.

The ones who made those statements only prove the adage that “liberals are closed minded and intolerant examples of the party of the self proclaimed open minded and tolerant”. The more they open their mouths, the more they expose their bias, naivety, and stupidity………They obviously must have seen a picture of you that’s entirely different than the pictures I’ve seen……..Consider their vitriol a badge of honor…….It only means you’ve struck a chord for conservatism and squarely gotten under their skin…………I’d say a job well done!……BTW, this is the same advice I’ve given my daughter……….

“I’ve been called fat and dumb and ugly and many other things I can’t type here – simply because I’m a gun rights advocate.”

OMG! I can’t countenance that. I can’t even think it!

Joe Friday Mode. Just the facts:
1. You are a very attractive lady. Full Stop!
2. Someone called you fat? Have they seen their optometrist lately? lol
3. Anyone who allows their ideology to color their perception of reality deserves exactly zero respect. Please give Mr Walking Dead the consideration he deserves at your earliest opportunity!
4. Any time you step out on the line you’re going to be criticized by small minded people. Wear your colors proudly, and keep ’em flying!

I purely love slender, attractive women who appreciate firearms (that flank shot in an earlier article of yours was a killer!). I have one for my own. She rocks!

BTW, on the name calling — “fat and dumb and ugly” — it is the immature debating tactic of someone who wants to silence an opposing view. Essentially, if they cannot win the argument, they insult the opposition. It has been in the playbook of most oppressive ideologies — Communism, Fascism, Progressivism, and the school yard bully, for example — from the moment humans walked the earth.

Bob 301,
You are 100% correct.
When you cannot win on the merits in a debate, an “ad hominem” attack on the character of the opponent is a last resort .
Another tactic used by anti gunners include “straw man attacks” where you set up a false argument and refute that instead of the actual topic at hand.

… I find it humorous that when a friend called my new gun ugly. I laughed saying ” it’s not for everyone.” My liberal friend said “you’re not offended are you, Sara?” As if I was more worried about how my gun looks to others than the fact that they’re concerned that I actually have one.

Note that Sara’s liberal friend is DEEPLY CONCERNED about what others think of her. That is why she asked if her comment offended Sara.

I only point this out so that we have additional insight into gun-grabber attacks. They attack our character assuming that we will curl up into the fetal position upon discovering that some group of people does not like our decision (to be armed in this case).

Pro tip: use that against gun-grabbers. Make them painfully aware of how reprehensible they are for abdicating their responsibility to protect themselves and their families … and how awful that looks to their family and friends.

Hitting your target is what’s important, not what the gun looks like. The Muddy Girl is fun and colorful, and if you like it that is what matters. It’s certainly more interesting than all black.
By the way, your photos are very attractive!

Is it me or did a bunch of the comments disappear since yesterday? Where did all the discussion go about how to defeat the ridiculous adware that this site doles out? Although it might not have been on topic it was, nevertheless, “good stuff.” If the powers that be decided to censor all of this immportant information couldn’t they at least have put a comment into the thread explaining the reasoning? Hmm. It smacks of the kind of thing that Obama might try. Did someone declare a TTAG executive order?

Fortunately I remembered the name of AdBlocker Plus. WOW it makes things run better here. What was the other extension that was recommended?